[meteorite-list] High-flying Skip Wilson
Hi All, I'm sure many of you are aware of the impressive systematic meteorite recovery field work that Skip Wilson has carried out for over 40 years. On the recommendation of Rob Reisener, and with his assistance in drafting the citation, we present: http://scully.cfa.harvard.edu/~cgi/ShowCitation.COM?num=195998 (195998) Skipwilson = 2002 RO235 Ivan Skip Wilson (b. 1941) is a pioneer of systematic meteorite recovery. He has found over 100 distinct meteorites in the blowouts of eastern New Mexico since 1966, and he witnessed and recovered the 1998 Portales Valley fall. He has coauthored papers about meteorite accumulation rates and pairing. Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 50.36155 (2000.0) P Q n 0.17917191 Peri. 95.37423 +0.30118054 -0.94906225 T = 2454919.42051 JDT a 3.1161816 Node 336.44568 +0.75715229 +0.29703306 q = 2.5115639 e 0.1940252 Incl. 13.39554 +0.57966430 +0.10512950 P 5.50H 14.7 G 0.15 U 1 From 91 observations at 5 oppositions, 1991-2008, mean residual 0.58. Last observed on 2009 Sept. 27. Discovery date : 2002 09 01 Discovery site : Haleakala Discoverer(s) : Matson, R. Congratulations Skip! Best wishes, Rob __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD ENDING Australite Flanged Button MORE Manila Flood P ictures
Hello all, Just a reminder that this auction will be ending in about a days time so please have a look if you're interested. I've also added more Manila Flooding pictures. PLease see the link below and thanks. Cheers Des Original Message Subject: AD Australite Flanged Button Manila Flood Pictures From:i...@tektiteinc.com Date:Wed, September 30, 2009 12:58 am To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com -- Hello all, Sorry for not replying to some emails because we have been busy cleaning the house after the terrible floods on Saturday in Manila. Also we didnt have any electricity or phones both land lines and cell. Please see the link below for some pictures if youre interested. http://tektiteinc.com/manilafloods.html Please also check out this video taken from a University nearby. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6nkxVaydmY However, things are finally getting back to normal now. Anyways, please visit my ebay shop for a nice Australite button Im putting up for sale. You can also see this specimen on my site by clicking on the link below: http://tektiteinc.com/forsale.html Cheers, Desmond Leong IMCA #2254 http://www.TektiteInc.com http://stores.ebay.com/Tektite-Inc http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZtektiteinc-dot-com __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Australite flanged button
Hi list, I have a nice Australite - 'flanged button' - listed on Ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Australite-Flanged-Button-Tektite-Meteorite-3-7-grams_W0QQitemZ260486695322QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_15?hash=item3ca637899a_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 Make a reasonable offer and you might be surprised. Cheers Werner Schroer __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] High-flying Skip Wilson
Hi All, What an achievement, over 100 different meteorites from the USA. A well deserved honor for his accomplishments. Congratulations Skip! -Original Message- From: Rob Matson mojave_meteori...@cox.net To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, Oct 5, 2009 12:49 am Subject: [meteorite-list] High-flying Skip Wilson Hi All, I'm sure many of you are aware of the impressive systematic meteorite recovery field work that Skip Wilson has carried out for over 40 years. On the recommendation of Rob Reisener, and with his assistance in drafting the citation, we present: http://scully.cfa.harvard.edu/~cgi/ShowCitation.COM?num=195998 (195998) Skipwilson = 2002 RO235 Ivan Skip Wilson (b. 1941) is a pioneer of systematic meteorite recovery. He has found over 100 distinct meteorites in the blowouts of eastern New Mexico since 1966, and he witnessed and recovered the 1998 Portales Valley fall. He has coauthored papers about meteorite accumulation rates and pairing. Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 50.36155 (2000.0) P Q n 0.17917191 Peri. 95.37423 +0.30118054 -0.94906225 T = 2454919.42051 JDT a 3.1161816 Node 336.44568 +0.75715229 +0.29703306 q = 2.5115639 e 0.1940252 Incl. 13.39554 +0.57966430 +0.10512950 P 5.50H 14.7 G 0.15 U 1 From 91 observations at 5 oppositions, 1991-2008, mean residual 0.58. Last observed on 2009 Sept. 27. Discovery date : 2002 09 01 Discovery site : Haleakala Discoverer(s) : Matson, R. Congratulations Skip! Best wishes, Rob __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - October 5, 2009
Paint a face on that one! -- From: Michael Johnson rocksfromsp...@yahoo.com Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 12:03 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - October 5,2009 http://www.rocksfromspace.org/October_5_2009.html __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Chondrule formation
The question was raised if chondrules occur in achondrites or moon rocks. If you look back at papers from 1970 - 1972, there are reports of lunar chondrules found in the first returned Apollo samples. These chondrules, as nearly everyone acknowledges, are millimeter-size impact-melt spherules produced after collisions of meteorites with the lunar surface. Some folks think that chondrules in chondrites also formed this way, but most chondrule researchers believe that chondrules were formed as isolated droplets in the solar nebula. If this is correct, then after being melted, they would have cooled quickly because there was little or no insulating material around them. Only later would these chondrules accrete along with CAIs, matrix, metal and sulfide assemblages, etc. to form planetesimals which later accreted into larger bodies. If chondrules indeed formed as isolated droplets in the nebula, then if the planetesimals into which they subsequently accreted ever melted, then the chondrules would also melt and the textural evidence for them would be forever erased. Alan Rubin - Original Message - From: Greg Stanley stanleygr...@hotmail.com To: epgrond...@yahoo.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 1:51 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Chondrule formation Hello All: I had a thought: It seems to me that chondrules are prevalent in meteorites blasted from asteroidal bodies and not from planetary bodies. For example, do chondrules exist (or have been found) on any meteorites from the moon, mars or maybe from Mercury (Angrites?)? Now I understand that these are called achondrites, and thus they do not have chondrules, but it seems that chondrites are only from asteroidal bodies (or perhaps comets). With that said, maybe there is a relationship between formation of rock without gravity (or a very small amount of gravity); chondrules form initially during the formation of the solar system, and then later over millions of years are altered on planetary bodies under a gravitational force. Just my two cents worth. Greg S. Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 11:58:02 -0700 From: epgrond...@yahoo.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Chondrule formation Hi all - We don't know crap... Hey!, who stole my line? But that's okay, I can come up with another one: We don't know crap about the impact hazard, and NASA senior managers know less than that. E.P. Grondine Man and Impact in the Americas __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - October 5, 2009
Wonderful oriented Sikhote-Alin. That would look fabulous in a museum ... Laurence Garvie CMS ASU Message: 10 Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 21:03:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Johnson rocksfromsp...@yahoo.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - October 5, 2009 To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Message-ID: 839187.48466...@web113016.mail.gq1.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii http://www.rocksfromspace.org/October_5_2009.html __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD-Two Metal Detectors, Microscope and more.
Good morning List members, I have a few items I'm selling off at great prices. First, I have two White's Goldmaster V/sat metal detectors. Both are used but in fine working condition. One has the standard small elliptical coil - $150. The second V/sat has the much larger (searches deeper) Gold Max coil plus the original small coil - $200. MBC-10 microscope with all the goodies that come with it plus a Tobin polarizer, two camera mounts and a neat little arm that you can mount a small LED light (like a Mini Maglite) to the mast. $270. A signed copy of The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites that contains lots of autographs of many of the meteorite crowd that showed up at the Tucson Show 2005 - $190 or best offer or the next couple of days. See pictures here of this book here: http://www.johngwilliam.com/autographedbook.htm And last, a copy of Catalog of Meteorites Fifth Edition with CD and in excellent + condition. $75.00 Paypal preferred. USA sales/shipping only. buyer(s) to pay reasonable packing and shipping costs. Regards and Thanks, John Gwilliam 602-509-4343 Best Regards, John Gwilliam A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right. [Thomas Paine] Regards, John Gwilliam Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple. [Bob Dylan] __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD - Auctions Ending-Limited Inventory Left
Dear List Members, I have several good auctions ending this afternoon and tomorrow. I started these out at just 99 cents and many do not have bids yet. I am running very low on sales inventory with no good way to replace it so you may want to take advantage of some serious bargains while they still exist. Most of these items have been selling below my costs! The Saharan supply is perhaps 1/10th of what it was just five years ago by weight and the Moroccan dealers have raised their prices accordingly, beyond what the more rare American finds can be had for. This means I will be spending more time in the field searching material for myself as it is not cost effective to purchase it any more. My Martian pieces have been selling far below what it would cost to replace them at current prices. You may want to take advantage of this while limited supplies last. This is the best time to look for bargains! All Auctions Can Be Found At This link: http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/raremeteorites!_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZ Thank you for looking and if you are bidding, good luck. Best Regards, Adam Hupe The Hupe Collection Team LunarRock IMCA 2185 raremeteori...@yahoo.com __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite classification quiz!
For your amusement: http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/NameThatMeteorite.php Jeff Dr. Jeffrey N. Grossman phone: (703) 648-6184 US Geological Survey fax: (703) 648-6383 954 National Center Reston, VA 20192, USA __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Lunar Prospecting: Probe Ready to Touch Moon Water
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/lcross/091005preview/ Lunar prospecting: Probe ready to touch moon water BY STEPHEN CLARK SPACEFLIGHT NOW October 5, 2009 An enterprising robotic explorer will smash into the lunar frontier Friday in search of water ice hidden deep inside the darkest corners of the moon, spewing hundreds of thousands of pounds of dust high above the surface in a celestial event visible from Earth. Just four minutes will decide the outcome of three years of preparations, four months of space travel, and a $79 million investment put into the bold mission. Four minutes is the time that nine science instruments on the LCROSS probe will be able to directly study a cloud of dust thrown high above the moon by the impact of an empty Centaur rocket stage. LCROSS is a very exciting mission culminating in a real crescendo event, said Dan Andrews, the project manager from NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif. The sensors will scan the debris for the chemical signature of water, providing definitive proof for a decade-old hypothesis that ice exists on Earth's inhospitable companion. The Clementine and Lunar Prospector missions of the 1990s sensed elevated levels of hydrogen at the moon's poles. Scientists believed the hydrogen was from trapped water ice. The high concentrations were centered on permanently shadowed craters, lightless meteor impact sites that are unimagineably cold. And by cold, I mean cold, says Tony Colaprete, the mission's principal investigator from Ames. According to scientists, temperatures at the bottoms of the craters could be as low as -240 degrees Celsius, or -400 degrees Fahrenheit. At those temperatures, water tends to freeze instead of sublimating into gas, Colaprete said. At the poles, the sun never comes more than a degree-and-a-half or so above the horizon, so the crater rims can constantly shadow the crater floors, Colaprete said. The time scales are just as mind-boggling. There are portions of the crater floors that are in permanent shadow. They could have been permanently shadowed for a billion or two billion years, maybe more, Colaprete said. Data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, a counterpart to the LCROSS mission, have independently verified the presence of hydrogen, even hinting the potential water ice was more widespread than earlier thought. Scientists also announced last month that three spacecraft found evidence of water in lunar regions previously thought unable to support it. Those recent findings have set the stage for an experiment to reach out and touch the water, said Mike Wargo, chief lunar scientist from NASA's exploration directorate. If LCROSS proves water resides on the moon, it could be a boon for engineers in the early stages of planning for a human return to the lunar surface. It's certainly intriguing to know that there might be water deposits in places where you could go and live off the land versus bringing that water from Earth, said Todd May, the lunar robotic precursor program manager at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Water could not only help quench the thirst of astronauts, but also supply oxygen, electricity and even rocket propellant for the return trip to Earth. NASA says the latest estimates predict impact at exactly 1131:30 GMT (7:31:30 a.m. EDT) Friday morning. That time could shift by a few seconds based on new navigation solutions in the coming days. Scientists have tapped Cabeus crater for the cosmic collision, a 60-mile-wide depression near the moon's south pole. Cabeus was the subject of a late crater switch announced last week based on a recent analysis of results from LRO and Japan's Kaguya spacecraft. The LCROSS shepherding spacecraft, a six-sided platform built by Northrop Grumman Corp. using off-the-shelf parts, has been towing the Atlas 5 rocket's Centaur upper stage through deep space since its launch on June 18. Having been drained of its propellant and safed shortly after launch, the 41-foot-long, 10-foot-wide inert Centaur has a mass comparable to a large sports utility vehicle, according to Andrews. The two vehicles will part ways at about 0150 GMT Friday (9:50 p.m. EDT Thursday), according to NASA. After separating from the Centaur, the shepherding satellite will fire its engines to back away from the rocket. Lunar gravity will be pulling both objects toward the moon. We burn some propellant and decelerate our inevitable acceleration into the moon to buy us time between the two impacts, Andrews said. The probe will open up to a distance of nearly 400 miles from the Centaur, equivalent to about four minutes of flight time between the vehicles. That will give the shepherding satellite enough time for its make-or-break chance to detect iron-clad evidence of water inside Cabeus. When the Centaur slams into the moon at 5,600 mph, it will excavate more than 350 metric tons of lunar regolith, throwing some of the material up to six miles above the
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite classification quiz!
For your amusement: Hey that's fun...thanks, this will help. However, I'm learning that I'm a little dummer than a rock. But in my defense, some of these photos are hard to see the rock structure. Maybe if I had memorized the photo with what they were in the first place, I'd know the answers by shape recognition to a name? GeoZay __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite classification quiz!
Great game! My first try, with 10 photos Easy 88 Medium 64 Hard 52 (but I think it should be 58 as I mistake a complete EL specimen with a L) Eduardo -Original Message- From: Jeff Grossman jgross...@usgs.gov To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:51:34 -0400 Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite classification quiz! For your amusement: http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/NameThatMeteorite.php Jeff Dr. Jeffrey N. Grossman phone: (703) 648-6184 US Geological Survey fax: (703) 648-6383 954 National Center Reston, VA 20192, USA __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite classification quiz!
Jeff: Great idea - lots of fun. The highest I got on 'Easy' was 88. I've played about 6 times so far; still trying to get 100. What's really funny is one of the meteorites I found turned up. Again Thanks Jeff. Greg S. Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 14:51:34 -0400 To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com From: jgross...@usgs.gov Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite classification quiz! For your amusement: http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/NameThatMeteorite.php Jeff Dr. Jeffrey N. Grossman phone: (703) 648-6184 US Geological Survey fax: (703) 648-6383 954 National Center Reston, VA 20192, USA __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite classification quiz!
That was fun. Thanks for making it Jeff! :) I think a lot of newbies will find it educational as well. Although, like GeoZay said, some of the photos are a little tricky because of the specimen size or lighting. But that keeps the veterans on their toes as well - so maybe not a bad thing. :) Best regards, MikeG On 10/5/09, Eduardo i...@mineralesyfosiles.com.ar wrote: Great game! My first try, with 10 photos Easy 88 Medium 64 Hard 52 (but I think it should be 58 as I mistake a complete EL specimen with a L) Eduardo -Original Message- From: Jeff Grossman jgross...@usgs.gov To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:51:34 -0400 Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite classification quiz! For your amusement: http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/NameThatMeteorite.php Jeff Dr. Jeffrey N. Grossman phone: (703) 648-6184 US Geological Survey fax: (703) 648-6383 954 National Center Reston, VA 20192, USA __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- . Michael Gilmer (Florida, USA) Member of the Meteoritical Society. Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com FaceBook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/fine_meteorites_4_sale Twitter - Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalacticStone eBay - http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/maypickle .. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possible NEW New Mexico Strewnfield
Hi all, On September 24, 2009 I made (what I think will be) one of the most important Arizona meteorite finds of my life. I found what is probably a very rare achondrite meteorite. I say probably because no one can definitively say what type it is just by looking. It is currently being classified at ASU by Lawrence Garvie – so we will soon know. Here is a link http://www.mr-meteorite.net/ararearizonafind.htm This past weekend – in an attempt to find more - I put together a team of top notch meteorite hunters (Mike Miller, Sonny Clary, Stan Wall, Del Waterbury, Mike Morgan and Myself). Unfortunately, between the rains and mud we came up empty. After checking the weather (online) with a very helpful Susan Morrison we decided that in order to get out of the rain we needed to head east. Within a sort time we found ourselves in an area in New Mexico where no finds have been recorded. We hunted for an hour or two when I spotted Mike Morgan and Del examining a stone. Sure enough Del had found his first cold find and it was a very fresh looking meteorite! Mike Morgan was next to find one and then shortly after I did too. We think this may prove to be a “NEW” and very fresh New Mexico Strewn field. Time will tell as we return to hunt for more of these beautifully crusted specimens in the weeks to come. Take a look http://www.mr-meteorite.net/newmexicometeorites.htm Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona WWW.Mr-Meteorite.Net __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possible NEW New Mexico Strewnfield
Wow! Congratulations on the new NM strewnfield and on what is probably a very rare achondrite meteorite. *If* it is an achondrite, then there's something wrong about the lone chondrule ;-) If there are chondrules and if this loner is a chondrule, what about an E-chondrite - maybe anomalous? I first thought I was looking at something angritic or diogenitic ... maybe an olivine diogenite but I can't see any triple junctions in the pics. Hmm, please keep us posted! Best wishes, Bernd __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite classification quiz!
This is fun! Definitely worth keeping this link and retaking the quiz over later. The one with Mike Farmer's COA was a trick question. Eduardo, you did much better than I.:D Thanks, Jeff! Carl _ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/direct/01/ __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a NEW New Mexico strewnfield
Hi Bernd, Thanks for the comments. We do have reservations about if it really has a chondrule or if it is just a round inclusion. However, some of the most knowledgeable people in the world have guessed high metal diogenite (as it is loaded with metal) or lodrinite or other primitive achondrite- Ureilite maybe? My guess is that it will be an achondrite - maybe a new class? However, if it is a chondrite it will be anything but ordinary - maybe a new class here too? Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona WWW.Mr-Meteorite.Net __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a NEW New Mexico strewnfield
Hi Ruben, Bernd, Congratulations..hope it turns out exciting. Reminds me of a mesosiderite, some resemblance to Vaca Muerta or Esterville in places with its strange mixture/matrix. Regards, Graham Ensor UK Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Bernd, Thanks for the comments. We do have reservations about if it really has a chondrule or if it is just a round inclusion. However, some of the most knowledgeable people in the world have guessed high metal diogenite (as it is loaded with metal) or lodrinite or other primitive achondrite- Ureilite maybe? My guess is that it will be an achondrite - maybe a new class? However, if it is a chondrite it will be anything but ordinary - maybe a new class here too? Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona WWW.Mr-Meteorite.Net __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possible NEW New Mexico Strewnfield
Wow - Congratulations Rubin, that is a beautiful specimen. At first I thought... a Diogenite, but with so much metal? The Olivine crystal is really nice, so I would rule out a chondrite, but you never know. It looks like a complete stone, is that right? I hope you can find more. Also, congratulations to Del and your team on the new cold find in New Mexico. Thanks for sharing, Greg S. Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 13:15:26 -0700 From: mrmeteor...@gmail.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possible NEW New Mexico Strewnfield Hi all, On September 24, 2009 I made (what I think will be) one of the most important Arizona meteorite finds of my life. I found what is probably a very rare achondrite meteorite. I say probably because no one can definitively say what type it is just by looking. It is currently being classified at ASU by Lawrence Garvie – so we will soon know. Here is a link http://www.mr-meteorite.net/ararearizonafind.htm This past weekend – in an attempt to find more - I put together a team of top notch meteorite hunters (Mike Miller, Sonny Clary, Stan Wall, Del Waterbury, Mike Morgan and Myself). Unfortunately, between the rains and mud we came up empty. After checking the weather (online) with a very helpful Susan Morrison we decided that in order to get out of the rain we needed to head east. Within a sort time we found ourselves in an area in New Mexico where no finds have been recorded. We hunted for an hour or two when I spotted Mike Morgan and Del examining a stone. Sure enough Del had found his first cold find and it was a very fresh looking meteorite! Mike Morgan was next to find one and then shortly after I did too. We think this may prove to be a “NEW” and very fresh New Mexico Strewn field. Time will tell as we return to hunt for more of these beautifully crusted specimens in the weeks to come. Take a look http://www.mr-meteorite.net/newmexicometeorites.htm Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona WWW.Mr-Meteorite.Net __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222984/direct/01/ __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a NEW New Mexico strewnfield
Hi Graham, I agree and infact at first thought it was a pallasite/meso when I first saw it because of all the olivine on the exterior (a visible 8mm chunk). On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 2:54 PM, ensorama...@ntlworld.com wrote: Hi Ruben, Bernd, Congratulations..hope it turns out exciting. Reminds me of a mesosiderite, some resemblance to Vaca Muerta or Esterville in places with its strange mixture/matrix. Regards, Graham Ensor UK Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Bernd, Thanks for the comments. We do have reservations about if it really has a chondrule or if it is just a round inclusion. However, some of the most knowledgeable people in the world have guessed high metal diogenite (as it is loaded with metal) or lodrinite or other primitive achondrite- Ureilite maybe? My guess is that it will be an achondrite - maybe a new class? However, if it is a chondrite it will be anything but ordinary - maybe a new class here too? Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona WWW.Mr-Meteorite.Net __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a NEW New Mexico strewnfield
I forgot to mention that my rare find was (it's cut now) a complete stone weighing 157 grams. It has large olivine on the exterior (up to 8mm) and lots of metal. what is it? I have never seen anything like it. Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona WWW.Mr-Meteorite.Net __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a NEW New Mexico strewnfield
80659e1a0910051534w22a11e7dl4321b6bc89748...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Maybe a Primitive Ungrouped Achondrite. Greg S. Date: Mon=2C 5 Oct 2009 15:34:17 -0700 From: mrmeteor...@gmail.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a NEW = New Mexico strewnfield I forgot to mention that my rare find was (it's cut now) a complete stone weighing 157 grams. It has large olivine on the exterior (up to 8mm) and lots of metal. what is it? I have never seen anything like it. Ruben Garcia Phoenix=2C Arizona WWW.Mr-Meteorite.Net __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list =0A= _=0A= Hotmail: Free=2C trusted and rich email service.=0A= http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222984/direct/01/= __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find
Ruben wrote: Ureilite maybe? Hi Ruben and List, Yes, maybe a ureilite like the Hupés' NWA 2624 but where are the triple junctions? You would expect a lot of olivine grains with sets of three olivine grains that meet in triple junctions of 120° (3 x 120° = 360°). Bernd __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite classification quiz!
Absolutely humiliating. But...way too much fun. Thank you for posting the quiz. Guido -Original Message- From: Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com Sent: Oct 5, 2009 4:17 PM To: Eduardo i...@mineralesyfosiles.com.ar Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite classification quiz! That was fun. Thanks for making it Jeff! :) I think a lot of newbies will find it educational as well. Although, like GeoZay said, some of the photos are a little tricky because of the specimen size or lighting. But that keeps the veterans on their toes as well - so maybe not a bad thing. :) Best regards, MikeG On 10/5/09, Eduardo i...@mineralesyfosiles.com.ar wrote: Great game! My first try, with 10 photos Easy 88 Medium 64 Hard 52 (but I think it should be 58 as I mistake a complete EL specimen with a L) Eduardo -Original Message- From: Jeff Grossman jgross...@usgs.gov To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:51:34 -0400 Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite classification quiz! For your amusement: http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/NameThatMeteorite.php Jeff Dr. Jeffrey N. Grossman phone: (703) 648-6184 US Geological Survey fax: (703) 648-6383 954 National Center Reston, VA 20192, USA __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- . Michael Gilmer (Florida, USA) Member of the Meteoritical Society. Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com FaceBook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/fine_meteorites_4_sale Twitter - Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalacticStone eBay - http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/maypickle .. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find
Hi Bernd and Greg, It is so strange that is for sure. I don't know what it is but it has about the same metal as an H chondrite and the olivine of a diogenite but the (possible) chondrule of a lodranite. Go figure Whatever it is I have never seen anything quite like it. On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:32 PM, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de wrote: Ruben wrote: Ureilite maybe? Hi Ruben and List, Yes, maybe a ureilite like the Hupés' NWA 2624 but where are the triple junctions? You would expect a lot of olivine grains with sets of three olivine grains that meet in triple junctions of 120° (3 x 120° = 360°). Bernd __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find
Yo, An acapulcoite might have a chondrule, but a lodranite, given the increased metamorphism, highly doubtful. That's what differentiates lodranites from acapulcoites - larger grain size due to more intense/prolonged periods of metamorphism. I would say a mesosiderite - compare to Clover Springs or Vaca Muerta. I suppose it could be a CB/CH, though - but the olivine would suggest otherwise. Nice find, regardless. Regards, Jason On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Bernd and Greg, It is so strange that is for sure. I don't know what it is but it has about the same metal as an H chondrite and the olivine of a diogenite but the (possible) chondrule of a lodranite. Go figure Whatever it is I have never seen anything quite like it. On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:32 PM, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de wrote: Ruben wrote: Ureilite maybe? Hi Ruben and List, Yes, maybe a ureilite like the Hupés' NWA 2624 but where are the triple junctions? You would expect a lot of olivine grains with sets of three olivine grains that meet in triple junctions of 120° (3 x 120° = 360°). Bernd __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find
Thanks Jason, I stand corrected. An acapulcoite would be nice. On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Jason Utas meteorite...@gmail.com wrote: Yo, An acapulcoite might have a chondrule, but a lodranite, given the increased metamorphism, highly doubtful. That's what differentiates lodranites from acapulcoites - larger grain size due to more intense/prolonged periods of metamorphism. I would say a mesosiderite - compare to Clover Springs or Vaca Muerta. I suppose it could be a CB/CH, though - but the olivine would suggest otherwise. Nice find, regardless. Regards, Jason On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Bernd and Greg, It is so strange that is for sure. I don't know what it is but it has about the same metal as an H chondrite and the olivine of a diogenite but the (possible) chondrule of a lodranite. Go figure Whatever it is I have never seen anything quite like it. On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:32 PM, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de wrote: Ruben wrote: Ureilite maybe? Hi Ruben and List, Yes, maybe a ureilite like the Hupés' NWA 2624 but where are the triple junctions? You would expect a lot of olivine grains with sets of three olivine grains that meet in triple junctions of 120° (3 x 120° = 360°). Bernd __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find
My guess is still a mesosiderite...any prizes for the correct guess when ASU confirm? ;-) Good luck Graham Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Jason, I stand corrected. An acapulcoite would be nice. On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Jason Utas meteorite...@gmail.com wrote: Yo, An acapulcoite might have a chondrule, but a lodranite, given the increased metamorphism, highly doubtful. That's what differentiates lodranites from acapulcoites - larger grain size due to more intense/prolonged periods of metamorphism. I would say a mesosiderite - compare to Clover Springs or Vaca Muerta. I suppose it could be a CB/CH, though - but the olivine would suggest otherwise. Nice find, regardless. Regards, Jason On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Bernd and Greg, It is so strange that is for sure. I don't know what it is but it has about the same metal as an H chondrite and the olivine of a diogenite but the (possible) chondrule of a lodranite. Go figure Whatever it is I have never seen anything quite like it. On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:32 PM, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de wrote: Ruben wrote: Ureilite maybe? Hi Ruben and List, Yes, maybe a ureilite like the Hupés' NWA 2624 but where are the triple junctions? You would expect a lot of olivine grains with sets of three olivine grains that meet in triple junctions of 120° (3 x 120° = 360°). Bernd __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find
Yes, Hopper and I will buy you lunch if you are right. I'd have to consult her to give anymore as she was there at the time of finding and so half the stone is hers On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 4:27 PM, ensorama...@ntlworld.com wrote: My guess is still a mesosiderite...any prizes for the correct guess when ASU confirm? ;-) Good luck Graham Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Jason, I stand corrected. An acapulcoite would be nice. On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Jason Utas meteorite...@gmail.com wrote: Yo, An acapulcoite might have a chondrule, but a lodranite, given the increased metamorphism, highly doubtful. That's what differentiates lodranites from acapulcoites - larger grain size due to more intense/prolonged periods of metamorphism. I would say a mesosiderite - compare to Clover Springs or Vaca Muerta. I suppose it could be a CB/CH, though - but the olivine would suggest otherwise. Nice find, regardless. Regards, Jason On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Bernd and Greg, It is so strange that is for sure. I don't know what it is but it has about the same metal as an H chondrite and the olivine of a diogenite but the (possible) chondrule of a lodranite. Go figure Whatever it is I have never seen anything quite like it. On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:32 PM, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de wrote: Ruben wrote: Ureilite maybe? Hi Ruben and List, Yes, maybe a ureilite like the Hupés' NWA 2624 but where are the triple junctions? You would expect a lot of olivine grains with sets of three olivine grains that meet in triple junctions of 120° (3 x 120° = 360°). Bernd __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possibleNEW New Mexico Strewnfield
What is it? Bah, not an easy question, Ruben. As a first spontaneous idea Tafassasset with its olivines (but coarser grain sized) and a bit similar metal distribution came into my mind. And as you mentioned primitive achondrites: as we know Tafassasset seems to show some aspects of brachinite ... At last we have a new Tafa-problem in regard to classification, who knows? Analysis will let us know more. Good luck! Best, Matthias - Original Message - From: Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 10:15 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possibleNEW New Mexico Strewnfield Hi all, On September 24, 2009 I made (what I think will be) one of the most important Arizona meteorite finds of my life. I found what is probably a very rare achondrite meteorite. I say probably because no one can definitively say what type it is just by looking. It is currently being classified at ASU by Lawrence Garvie – so we will soon know. Here is a link http://www.mr-meteorite.net/ararearizonafind.htm This past weekend – in an attempt to find more - I put together a team of top notch meteorite hunters (Mike Miller, Sonny Clary, Stan Wall, Del Waterbury, Mike Morgan and Myself). Unfortunately, between the rains and mud we came up empty. After checking the weather (online) with a very helpful Susan Morrison we decided that in order to get out of the rain we needed to head east. Within a sort time we found ourselves in an area in New Mexico where no finds have been recorded. We hunted for an hour or two when I spotted Mike Morgan and Del examining a stone. Sure enough Del had found his first cold find and it was a very fresh looking meteorite! Mike Morgan was next to find one and then shortly after I did too. We think this may prove to be a “NEW” and very fresh New Mexico Strewn field. Time will tell as we return to hunt for more of these beautifully crusted specimens in the weeks to come. Take a look http://www.mr-meteorite.net/newmexicometeorites.htm Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona WWW.Mr-Meteorite.Net __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possible NEW New Mexico Strewnfield
Hi Melanie, I have been asked that question and to honest I don't know. Ruben On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Melanie Matthews spacewoman2...@hotmail.com wrote: That's a really cool rock, Ruben! Are you going to sell any of it after you get the results? I'd like a piece of it.. Cheers --- Melanie IMCA: 2975 eBay: metmel2775 Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09 Unclassified meteorites are like a box of chocolates... you never know what you're gonna get! Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 13:15:26 -0700 From: mrmeteor...@gmail.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possible NEW New Mexico Strewnfield Hi all, On September 24, 2009 I made (what I think will be) one of the most important Arizona meteorite finds of my life. I found what is probably a very rare achondrite meteorite. I say probably because no one can definitively say what type it is just by looking. It is currently being classified at ASU by Lawrence Garvie – so we will soon know. Here is a link http://www.mr-meteorite.net/ararearizonafind.htm This past weekend – in an attempt to find more - I put together a team of top notch meteorite hunters (Mike Miller, Sonny Clary, Stan Wall, Del Waterbury, Mike Morgan and Myself). Unfortunately, between the rains and mud we came up empty. After checking the weather (online) with a very helpful Susan Morrison we decided that in order to get out of the rain we needed to head east. Within a sort time we found ourselves in an area in New Mexico where no finds have been recorded. We hunted for an hour or two when I spotted Mike Morgan and Del examining a stone. Sure enough Del had found his first cold find and it was a very fresh looking meteorite! Mike Morgan was next to find one and then shortly after I did too. We think this may prove to be a “NEW” and very fresh New Mexico Strewn field. Time will tell as we return to hunt for more of these beautifully crusted specimens in the weeks to come. Take a look http://www.mr-meteorite.net/newmexicometeorites.htm Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona WWW.Mr-Meteorite.Net __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Less clicking: Hotmail access on the new MSN homepage. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] NASA Honors JFK with Moon Rock to be Displayed at Rice University
Oct. 5, 2009 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierh...@nasa.gov Jennifer Knotts Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-792-7671 norma.j.kno...@nasa.gov Greg Marshall Rice University, Houston 713-348-6774 greg.marsh...@rice.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-188 NASA HONORS JFK WITH MOON ROCK TO BE DISPLAYED AT RICE UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON -- On the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon, NASA honored President John F. Kennedy with an Ambassador of Exploration Award for his vision and leadership in landing a man on the moon. The Kennedy family has selected Rice University to house and publicly display the award, a lunar sample, at Fondren Library. Kennedy called for a national initiative to go to the moon during a speech given at Rice University on Sept. 12, 1962. Michael Coats, a former astronaut and director of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, will present the moon rock to Rice University President David Leebron on Saturday, Oct. 10, during a halftime ceremony at the Rice versus Navy football game. NASA astronauts George Zamka, a graduate of the Naval Academy, and Danny Olivas, a graduate of Rice, will serve as honorary captains for their alma maters during the game's coin toss. Game-day attendees can see and touch a moon rock and learn about the space shuttle, International Space Station and future exploration programs by visiting the agency's Driven to Explore exhibit. The exhibit will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. CDT at the stadium's Tailgate Owley outside Rice Stadium Gate 3. Zamka and Olivas will sign autographs from 1 to 2 p.m. at the NASA exhibit. NASA is giving the Ambassador of Exploration Award to the first generation of explorers in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space programs for realizing America's goal of going to the moon. The award is a moon rock encased in Lucite, mounted for public display. The rock is part of the 842 pounds of lunar samples collected during six Apollo expeditions from 1969 to 1972. NASA Television will air a video file with highlights following the event. For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv For a transcript, video and audio of Kennedy's historic speech, visit: http://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/ricetalk.htm For information about and pictures of the NASA Ambassador of Exploration Award, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/AofEphotos.html For more information about Rice University, visit: http://www.rice.edu -end- __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD: Last Offering - An American Main Mass, Official, Large, And Pretty- You Can Not Find This Price Anywhere Else-
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Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a
Congratulations Ruben! That is definitely a Very, Very nice specimen! It's very beautiful! Let us know as soon as you can what the name will be and of course the location, of course, once you have recovered all the material. ;-) It's very beautiful!! Keep up the great work!! All the best! Brian IMCA # 6387 Searchingforfun is my ebay User ID -- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 15:25:57 -0700 From: Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a NEW New Mexico strewnfield To: ensorama...@ntlworld.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Message-ID: 80659e1a0910051525o5ca7e363t475229e9616d4...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Imilac and Vaca Strewnfield
Hi guys! My name is Felipe Guajardo and I'm a beginner to the meteorite world. This winter I'm planning on going to Chile and hunting Imilac and Vaca Muerta strewnfields for about a week. I had a question regarding the Vaca Muerta Strewnfield. I've been searching online and I've found these coordinates for the strewnfield: 25° 45' S / 70° 30' W. I have also found this pic as well with the map of the strewnfield http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/1196/vacamuerta.jpg . The center of the strewnfield is on 25°51'29.76S / 70°19'42.93W. My question is, which of these places is the correct one? If anybody has gone to these places and has any suggestions please let me know. Thanks! __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a NEW New Mexico strewnfield
Fantastic stuff! Looks like Hopper has bestowed you with some serious luck. Buy that dog some steak! Cheers, MDF On 10/5/09 3:34 PM, Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com wrote: I forgot to mention that my rare find was (it's cut now) a complete stone weighing 157 grams. It has large olivine on the exterior (up to 8mm) and lots of metal. what is it? I have never seen anything like it. Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona WWW.Mr-Meteorite.Net __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possibleNEW New Mexico Strewnfield
Hi Ruben, Congrats on the new Arizona find! What a terrific discovery: metal, large olivine phenocrysts, and even a lonely chondrule. The presence of that chondrule would seem, by definition, to rule out an achondrite classification, although I understand acapulcoites apparently (and paradoxically) can contain chondrules (e.g. NWA 725, GRA 98028). But I can't say I've ever heard of an acapulcoite with such large olivine phenocrysts, so I would be inclined to rule out this classification. I guess the riddle to ask is When does a pallasite have chondrules? :D --Rob -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com]on Behalf Of Ruben Garcia Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 1:15 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possibleNEW New Mexico Strewnfield Hi all, On September 24, 2009 I made (what I think will be) one of the most important Arizona meteorite finds of my life. I found what is probably a very rare achondrite meteorite. I say probably because no one can definitively say what type it is just by looking. It is currently being classified at ASU by Lawrence Garvie – so we will soon know. Here is a link http://www.mr-meteorite.net/ararearizonafind.htm This past weekend – in an attempt to find more - I put together a team of top notch meteorite hunters (Mike Miller, Sonny Clary, Stan Wall, Del Waterbury, Mike Morgan and Myself). Unfortunately, between the rains and mud we came up empty. After checking the weather (online) with a very helpful Susan Morrison we decided that in order to get out of the rain we needed to head east. Within a sort time we found ourselves in an area in New Mexico where no finds have been recorded. We hunted for an hour or two when I spotted Mike Morgan and Del examining a stone. Sure enough Del had found his first cold find and it was a very fresh looking meteorite! Mike Morgan was next to find one and then shortly after I did too. We think this may prove to be a “NEW” and very fresh New Mexico Strewn field. Time will tell as we return to hunt for more of these beautifully crusted specimens in the weeks to come. Take a look http://www.mr-meteorite.net/newmexicometeorites.htm Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona WWW.Mr-Meteorite.Net __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
